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These forwards could reinforce the Barça of Koeman

Published:16/08/2021 - 18:43h

Updated:16/08/2021 - 18:48h

Ronald Koeman, trainer of the first team of the FC Barcelona, sees with good eyes a last incorporation to reinforce the front of attack of the team

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They subtract near of two weeks so that it finalise the market of signings of summer. The FC Barcelona during these weeks has incorporated to several players, in benefit of the opportunities of markets to cost zero. However, Ronald Koeman keeps the open window for the incorporation of a new player that can strengthen the front of attack of his team.

It has remained a big empty in the Barcelona entity after the course of Lionel Messi. By multiple reasons, the Argentinian star represented an only profile in his species. In the sportive appearance, has lost to his maximum bastion, able to surpass the 30 goals in the Spanish championship. This absence of figures concerns to the technical body, that see with good eyes a reinforcement to improve the forward.

"It is truth that seeing the positions of the team, nowadays, is missing us people up: Ansu, Dembélé, Agüero, Coutinho... They are four players of a lot of quality. It is cortito what have in front and therefore we have spoken to be able to fichar a forward. It suits us because have different forwards but to have more competition, yes, but all depend on if we can fichar. From the first day said it, each trainer has where wants to improve, but everything depends of the 'fair play', if possible go to fichar one up", affirmed the Dutch trainer in the press conference, previous to the party in front of the Real Sociedad.

Accessible options

To day of today is complicated that the Barça can opt by the best forwards of the market. Name like Erling Haaland, Harry Kane or Robert Lewandowski are inalcanzables by the financial situation that lives the institution. Therefore, they will have to be cunning to the moment to look for to a player that can complement to the names that form part of the current staff.

In the Spanish market there are some accessible options that could strengthen the offensive plot of the Barça. They are the cases of Alexander Isak (the most expensive), Chimy Ávila and Maxi Gómez. The first is the more complex to incorporate due to the fact that his growth during the last seasons invites to that the Real Sociedad will ask a considerable figure; whereas the second with profile aguerrido that it could help to the club in determinate contexts and, his price has gone down because of the last injuries; finally it is the Uruguayan forward sounds like possible sale of Valencia from does some weeks.

International research

Meanwhile, in the international plane, exists the alternative of Rafa Mir. The Spanish forward comes to play the past season with the SD Huesca, but his index card really belongs to the Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Premier League. In LaLiga 2020-21 produced a total of 13 goals and with the olympic selection of Spain had prominence in the quarter-finals, annotating a hat-trick against Ivory Coast. By characteristics, could be an ideal attacker for the bench of acting.

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